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smitheagle
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Handbrake not working properly
« on: Sep 19th, 2007, 2:56pm » |
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Basically, i was in some traffic up a very steep hill, put the handdbrake on, and it started slightly rolling back.
On other less steep hills it seems to be fine.
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pete from Hull
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Re: Handbrake not working properly
« Reply #1 on: Sep 19th, 2007, 3:25pm » |
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The first thing to do is check the pads and disks for wear....
hth pete
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Simmo
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Re: Handbrake not working properly
« Reply #2 on: Sep 21st, 2007, 12:11pm » |
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Have a read of THIS. There is a known problem of the lever seizing up on the caliper. You need to check the pads etc as has been said but make sure the levers move freely. WD40 will often cure the problem but you may need to apply a fair bit of leverage to free them. If you click on the 'diagram' it will enlarge and the lever is clearly shown. It is held down by a bolt which you can release.....A LITTLE... in order to lift the lever and get the oil in and around the pivot point.
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